The flipside of affordable housing across many counties

Casual workers offering services at an affordable housing project site in Mukuru, Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Peter Macharia is a contractor based in Nakuru. He runs a firm, Fagilia Contractors, that is involved in constructing buildings.

He has been in the sector for many years and has seen both the positive and the flip sides of the same. Recently, he said the cost of building materials has been rising, especially as demand for affordable housing units grows.